This day
James Hamilton came before me one of the Majistrates for the County afforesaid
and made oath that he is the same James Hamilton to Whom the original
Certificate in his possession was given, of which the following is a Copy

“I do with the advice of the Council of State, hereby
certify that James Hamilton of Augusta, about 30 years of age, was a private in
the militia of [several illegible words] appears to have been disabled in such
a manner while in the service of the united States, as to entitle him to the
sum of ten pounds yearly; which allowance is accordingly made him, to commence
from the first day of January 1786

Given under
my hand at Richmond this 13 day of Novem’r. 1786P. Henry

The above is a true copy of an original certificate granted
to James Hamilton &c

Given under
my hand as Governor of the commonwealth of Virginia at Richmond this 6 day of
December 1799James
Wood”

That he was in the service of the united states when he was
disabled at the Battle of Hot Water in the State of Virginia [26 June
1781]That he hath resided in the County
of Augusta from his Birth.

Given under
my hand this [blank] day of [blank] 1800

Test. RG.JS.

Know all men by these presents that I J. H. of the County of
Augusta & state of Virg’a. do make constitute & appoint RG of the City
of Richmond my true & lawful attorney – In my behalf to [illegible word] of
the Comm’r. of loans[?] for the State of Virginia my Annual Pension as an
Invalid of the united states, commencing the 4th Day of Septem 1799
& ending the 4th Day of September 1806 [one line illegible] acts
requisite for effecting the premises. Hereby ratifying & confirming all
that my said attorney shall Lega[page torn] do therein by Virtue hereof

Given under
my hand & seal this [blank] day of [blank] 1800TS.[?]

TestJBCG[?]

The County
of Augusta to wit

On this thirtieth Day of July 1823 before me the Subscriber
a Justice of the peace for the said County of Augusta personally appeared James
Hamilton who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly
belonged to the Company Commanded by Captain Patrick Buchannan [Patrick
Buchanan] in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Thomas Hugart in the service of
the United States during the Revolutionary war and that he was placed on the
Pension List Roll of the Virginia Agency at the rate of $4 43/100 11/15 Dollars
per month, and that he has never received a Certificate from the war Department
to that affect.James
Hamilton

Sworn to and Subscribed before me this thirtieth Day of July
1823Wm. Davis

[A similar letter was written 29 Mar 1827.]

NOTE: Alexander Hamilton in his pension application (S9556)
stated that he and his brother, John Hamilton, nursed their brother, James
Hamilton, after he was dangerously wounded at the Battle of Hot Water.